Damping Off Disease: What It Is And How To Prevent It I remember a year not long ago when we started seeds in December. But by the time January rolled around, some of our seedlings weren’t looking so good. While most of the seeds did sprout, many of the seedlings didn’t live long enough to…
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Soil Basics: The Difference Between Soil and Dirt Did you know that soil and dirt are not the same thing? In their excitement to get seeds planted, gardeners tend to overlook this fact. I’ve heard it said that “a garden is a reflection of the quality of its soil”. So it stands to reason that…
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Harden Off Plants: What It Means and Why It’s Important! We’ve been hardening off plants for the past two weeks in preparation for spring planting. Normally this process only takes a week or so but the weather isn’t cooperating. Generally, I like to have my tomatoes and peppers planted by mid-March. This isn’t unreasonable for…
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